Field Hockey Books

Field Hockey Steps to Success

Elizabeth Anders, Sue Myers

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Enter the game with confidence, knowing you've mastered the essentials with Field Hockey: Steps to Success. The text combines a comprehensive, progressive approach with in-depth instruction, illustrations, and 86 drills.

Master coach and field hockey legend Elizabeth Anders details the step-by-step program that will teach you how to develop these skills:

• Score more goals by developing better shooting techniques.

• Improve ball control and dribbling.

• Establish solid passing and receiving skills.

• Develop better footwork and balance for improved stick handling.

• Employ attacking and defensive tactics.

• Become a better goalkeeper through correct positioning and increased awareness in the net.

Whether you are new to the sport or seeking new techniques to add to your arsenal, Field Hockey: Steps to Success--part of the popular Steps to Success Series that has sold more than 1.5 million copies--will help you improve every aspect of your game.

Field Hockey Techniques & Tactics

Claire Mitchell-Taverner

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Score more goals and shut out your opponent! In Field Hockey Techniques & Tactics, Olympic gold medalist Claire Mitchell-Taverner presents the skills and offensive and defensive systems that helped the Hockeyroos dominate the world stage for nearly a decade and revolutionize the game of field hockey.

Elevate your trapping, receiving, passing, dribbling, and shooting by learning the finer technical points of each attacking skill. Perfect your defensive techniques in anticipating opponents' moves and intercepting passes, making strong tackles, and creating eliminations to regain possession and set up additional attacks. And gain firsthand insights for the communicating and decision making required for excelling as a team.

Citing the aggressive attacking and defensive moves that the Hockeyroos used to win gold at every major international tournament over a 9-year span, Mitchell-Taverner places emphasis on applying the press, using man-to-man marking, and zoning up. She also teaches the keys to setting up breakaways and 2-on-1s; maintaining possession of the ball; and executing set plays like penalty corners, free hits outside the circle, and long corners.

Higher-level skill development and savvier play are a winning combination against tough competition. Use Field Hockey Techniques & Tactics to boost your performance and expand your knowledge of the game.

Winning Roller Hockey: Techniques, Tactics, Training

Dave Easter, Vern Stenlund

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

This book is a very drill-orientated book. 3 out of 5 stars.
17 of 17 people found this review helpful.

Overall, I was diappointed with this book. The
main focus was on drills and I wasn't aware
of it. The drills in it are great. They have
many drills for each individual skill.
However, the text wasn't that good. It seems
like it was written from an ice hockey
player's view point. There was little
consideration for the difference between
roller and ice hockey.

it is a great learning book for new players 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 7 people found this review helpful.

it is the best book ive readfor learning to play hockey it teaches you everything

A useful part of any coaches library 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Although I have never played hockey, I coach a youth roller-hockey team and I find the descriptions and drawings of basic skills extremely useful for improving my ability to explain the core techniques of the game

Very Helpful 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

This book in my opinion is very helpful to first time players and people who are learning about the game. It has pratice techniques and different drills for all positions of the game which I find to be helpful. If you're a first-timer in the game or want something to give you ideas for drills this book is for you.

Editorial Review:

The perfect introduction to the fastest growing team sport in the world! Featuring 68 illustrated drills, this easy-to-read guide covers equipment, conditioning, and safety precautions.

Dominant Dany Heatley

Dany Heatley

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As the son of professional hockey player Murray Heatley, it was no surprise that Dany Heatley followed in his father’s footsteps. But even he could not have foreseen the level of success and fame he would achieve, from winning the Calder Memorial Trophy for Rookie of the Year to being the youngest player to earn a hat trick while tying the scoring record with four goals. Then at 22, tragedy struck. Traveling at a high speed in his Ferrari with teammate Dan Snyder, he lost control of the car, resulting in a wreck that cost Snyder his life. Heatley was injured, but it was the loss of his friend that consumed him. A brilliant player who learned some of life's hardest lessons at a young age, Dany Heatley shares those lessons with his fans in this powerful, candid memoir.

Field Hockey (Spalding Sports Library)

William F. Axton, Wendy Martin

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

This book helped me to get on the varsity field hockey team! 5 out of 5 stars.
11 of 13 people found this review helpful.

At the beginning of the summer, I had no idea how to play field hockey but I knew that I was going to be trying out for the team. So I bought this book. This book taught me almost everything that I needed to know about field hockey! Now I am the only freshman on the varsity field hockey team!!! I highly recomend this book to anyone who wants to learn about this sport.

A Good Start 3 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This book is good for people who are learning the basics or for FH parents who nod along while other parents are discussing the game :). It provides helpful information about plays, gear, the field, positions, etc. I started playing field hockey last year and for the first season I didn't have an idea what was going on! If you're planning on trying out for a team for the first time and don't want to look like an idiot this book is good for you. However when I read this book I had been playing for a year so I knew almost everything it had in it. The layout of this book isn't anything special and the pictures are black and white and not very clear. This book is a good information guide to knowing the sport, but if you want to get good at field hockey I would pick up a book on FH drills and a stick.

The Fastest Game: An Anthology of Hockey Writings

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Editorial Review:

For the ice hockey fan/purist, there is more to hockey than simply the win or loss of a game. The game constitutes an art form of expression, as in the acceleration of Bobby Orr, the grace of Wayne Gretzky, or the power of Gordie Howe. Here, Dick Wimmer captures that expression with a collection of articles from writers such as Studs Terkel, Hugh MacLennan, Roger Kahn and Mordecai Richler.

Hockey: The Skills of the Game

John Cadman

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This book is part of a series of instructional sports books written by some of the country's leading sports coaches. All the skills and techniques of hockey are tackled in this book which emphasizes the belief that participants at all levels should base their play on the techniques displayed in the international arena and stresses the value of small-sided games in learning these techniques. The author is an experienced coach and former Great Britain International. In the Hockey Association, he has held the posts of National Coach, Chief National Coach and Director of Coaching and he is also an FIH Coach.

Hockey (Play the Game)

Carl Ward

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A revised edition, this guide to hockey is aimed at young or novice players and contains clear diagrams and explanation of the rules.

How to Play Hockey: A Step-By-Step Guide (Jarrold Sports)

Liz French

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Very informative and easily understood. 5 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

Wow,what a great book! This is the perfect book for understanding every part of field hockey. From equipment to skills, it offers lots of information and has some good pictures with examples. I would advise this book to all who are starting out in this sport.

Editorial Review:

This series is designed to supplement the actual play or coaching of dozens of sports and activities. Full color figure drawings and diagrams take the mystery from effective techniques, bringing the beginner to competitive status in a minimum time period.